Cotton cleaner



Sept. 14 1926.

W. E. BAKER COTTON CLEANER Filed Mav 51, 1924 INVENTOR.

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Patented Sept. 14, 1926.

UNITED STATES WILLIAM E. BAKER, OF WAGO, TEXAS.

COTTON CLEANER.

`Application filed May 31, 1924..

This invention relates to cotton cleaners and refers more particularlyto a cleaner which will clean lint cotton without tearing` the lintapart or causing; injury to the cotton.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a cleaner which willseparate trash and all foreign matter from the cotton without damage tothe cotton and without the use of picker rolls or spikes.

Another object is to provide a cleaner which will have a more efficientcleaning arrangement.

Features of the invention is the simplicity of construction andoperation.

Other objects and features as well as the advantages above set forthwill be described more in detail in the course of the followingdescription. of which the annexed drawings form a part and in whichFigure 1 is a side elevation of the invention in cross section.

Figure 2 is a side elevation.

Figure 3 is a front elevational view of the invention with part cut awayto show the arrangement of certain elements which will be describedlmore in detail hereinafter.

Figure 4 is -a detail View of a section of the wire cleaning mesh.

Similar characters of reference are used to indicate the various new andnovel elements and features of the invention throughout the differentviews shown in the accompanying drawings. in which 1 denotes the outsidehousingwhich is fitted around the ends 2. This forms a drum with asuitable opening; 3 formed in the top thereof to receive the cotton 4. iThe cotton is fed into the machine by fluted rolls 5 as are commonlyused, and which are automatically operated by ratchet- 6 mounted on arm7. These arms are pivoted at their other ends in the top of the rockerarm 8, which is in turn pivoted to the end of the frame 2 upon a pin 9.The rocker arm has a slot 10 in its lower portion, curved in such amanner that a drive rod 11 may be adjusted up and down therein by meansof pin 12 to regulate the speed of the feeder. The other end of thisdrive rod is pivoted on crank pin 13 which is fastened to rear wheel 14.The pin 15 acts as a shaft for the said rear 14, havingP its endsfastened in the end pieces 2 This Lnear mechanism is normally in meshwith a pinion near 16 fastened to the center Serial No. 717,083.

shaft 17 ,the latter being' driven by a pulley 18 fastened on its otherend. This propels the feeding` arrangement, the rocker arms oscillateback and forth, with each stroke the ratchets 6 pull forward on feedergears 19 which are in mesh and are situated on the fluter roll shafts20. The rolls deposit the cotto-n upon thev face of the cleaningV drum2l., which has incorporated in its construction, paddles or fanwings 22which `extend the entire length of the drum and whose ends are fastenedto the end portions 23. These end portions are fastened upon the centershaft 17.

When the shaft 17 aforesaid is rotated, the paddles 22 create a currentof air from the central openings provided in portions 23 and drum heads22-, through wire fabric 24 which forms the face of the drum 21, thewires being' fastened to the outer edges of the paddles 22. The cottonis carried between this space and a wire fabric cleaningsurface 25,which form a fabric wall 26, spaced suitably toward the axial shaft fromhousing 1 to provide dirt and trash chamber 27. The wire is formed withstrands 28. binding' ribs 29, to make a long' and narrow mesh 30, thismesh extending around in the spacing referred to within the cylinder.Thus with the drum or cylinder rotating in the direction of the arrow asshown in Figure 1, the cotton 4 will be carried around by the frictionof the fabric face of the drum 21 against the mesh wall 26.

This mesh wall 26 is stationary and has the eifectof rolling` the cottonover and over in its passagreas the cotton strikesv the ribs 29. thedirt and trash is shaken loose and is blown out of the cotton into thedirt chamber 27 and the air is blown out through the screen ports 31.

The dirt and trash removed from the cotton settle down in the bottom 32through an opening' provided for a suitable conveyor.

It should be understood that the cotton does not travel as rapidly asdoes the drum 21.` but is fanned or worked around in the cotton chamberand is thrown out into outlet 33 and thence out into apron 34, formedpreferably as indicated bv dotted lines in- Figrure 1. This device hasadjustable legs to enable it to be fitted to ,eins of different types.

Tt should be understood that the size of the mesh may vary as well asthe size of theV other elements forming the invention but lll) that theparticular arrangement as in regard to these elements should bemaintained to secure more favorable results.

What is claimed is:

l. In a cleaner for lint cotton, a container having` an inlet in its topand an outlet chute at one side, and a Waste outlet in its bottom, meansfor feeding cotton thro-ugh said inlet, a rotatable drum extending'longitudinally Within the Container, radial longitudinal blades on theexterior of the druin, a Wire mesh arranged about the drum upon the endsof the blades, and a pertorate Wall disposed between the drum andcontainer wall and enclosinga portion of said drum.

2. In a cleaner for lint cotton, a rotatable drum, a series of radiallongitudinal, cir cuinferentially spaced blades Xed to the eX- terior ofthe drum, and a- Wire mesh arranged about the periphery ot' the drum andattached to the outer edges of said blades.

3. in a cleaner 'or lint cotton, a container' having an inlet in its topand an outlet chute at one side, and a Waste outlet in its bottom, meansfor feeding cotton through said inlet, a rotatable drum extendinglongitudinally within the container, radial longitudinal blades on theexterior oi' the drurn, a Wire niesh arranged about the drum upon the,ids ot the blades, and a peritorate wall disposed between the wire meshand container Wall and extending; about a major portion of the drinnterminating` adjacent the cotton inlet and outlet.

In testimony whereof l have signed my naine to this specification.

